Less than 30% of Earth’s ocean floor has been mapped while scientists still have clearer high-resolution data of Mars than most of the seabed covering our own planet
- The global effort known as the Seabed 2030 project has raised mapped coverage from about 6% in 2017 to roughly 28.7% as of early 2026, according to tracking data used by the programme and NOAA.
- That still leaves more than two thirds of the ocean floor unmeasured in any detailed way.
- The gap is striking because the oceans cover ab
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- The global effort known as the Seabed 2030 project has raised mapped coverage from about 6% in 2017 to roughly 28.7% as of early 2026, according to tracking data used by the programme and NOAA.
- That still leaves more than two thirds of the ocean floor unmeasured in any detailed way.
- The gap is striking because the oceans cover ab
Sources: Times of India